Jump-seat for vehicles.



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JUMP SEA-T 'FOR VEHICLES. I (Application led Sgpt. 2S, 1901.) (NoModel.)

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Jrneg No. 686,520. Patented Nov. l2, |9ol.

G. H. HuTTuN, Jn.. JUMP SEATEOR VEHIGLES.

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Unirse STATES.

PATENT FFICE.

GEORGE n. nUTYToN, JR., or BALT'IMORE, MARYLAND.

JUMP-SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Fatent No. 686,520, dated November12, 1901. Application filed September 23, 1F01. Serial No. 716,151. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ wwnt it may concern.-

Beit known that LGEORGE H. HUTTON, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new anduseful Improvements in Jump- Seats, of which the following is aspecifica` tion.-

This invention relates to improvements in j ump-seats for vehicles; andamong its objects is to provide an improved auxiliary seat or jump-seatwhich can be folded or tilted underneath the main seat of the vehicleand be brought out from under said main seat into elevated and operativeposition without tilting, sliding, or otherwise disturbing the said mainseat and without unduly extending the vehicle-body in length.

With this and other objects i-n View the in- Vention consists in certainconstructions, arrangements, and-combinations of the parts hereinafterfully described and claimed,refer ence being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of avehicle-body to which is attached my improved jump-seat, one side of thebody being partly broken away to show the jump-seat in its folded orlowered position underneath a stationarymain seat. Fig. 2 is a similarview with the j ump-seat in its elevated and operative position. Y Fig.3 is a sectional plan view on the line 3 Sof Fig. 1. Figs. 4, 5, and 6are side views illust-rating the jump-seat in the three successivepositions it assumes when it is being swung from its lowered to itselevated position. Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating the detachablepivotal connection between one of the seat-standards and itssupportingbracket. 1

Referring to the drawings, the letter a designates avehicle-bodyprovided with a stationary main seat b. Secured on thebottom of the vehicle-body, in the rear of said main seat, are twobrackets c, provided with rearwardly-extended bearing-surfaces c' andprovided at their front ends with pivot-lugs c2, as shown in Fig. 7.Each of two seat-standards d is provided at its lower end with acircular bearin g d', into which opens a slot d2, so that the saidstandards may be detachably and pivotally connected to the saidpivot-lugs c2, as indicated in said Fig. 7. When the standards areturned to the upward position,

(seen in Figs. 4 and 7,) they can be lifted directly away from and thusdetached from the pivot-lugs c2vand the jump-seat entirely removed. Inall other positions the standards are locked into engagement with saidlugs. Said standards are curved, as shown, in order that the two endsmay be substantially at right angles to each other, so that when theyare swung upright on said brackets c one end will rest on the extendedbearing-surface c', as indicated in the drawings, without undue strainon the pivot-lugs c2.

At its upper end each seat-standard d is provided with a rigidlaterally-extending pivotpin e, preferably integral therewith, and isalso provided with a stop-lug f in the rear of said pivot-pin, and theseat g is provided on its ends with rigid bracket-plates h, at one endof which are formed ears 7l, which take over the two pivot-pins e,whereby the seat g is pivoted at its front edge to tilt on said'standards in a direction toward the front and rear ends of theVehicle-body. At both ends of each rigid bracket-plate hare formed` earsn j, to which the end arms 7c are pivoted, and intermediate of its endseach of said bracketplates is provided with a recessed lug Z, adapted tostrike against the stop-lug f to limit the tilting movement of the seatg in one direction, and thereby support the said seat in properhorizontal position on the upper ends of the standards, as in Figs. 2and 6.

To the free or rear edge of the seat g are secured two back-rest ironsm, provided with j ump-seat g is lowered to the out-of-service position,and in Fig. 2 the vehicle is illus- Y.

trated as a two-seat vehicle with the jumpseat vin' elevated position atthe rear of the main immovable seat b. To raise the jumpseat from itslowered to its elevated position, the seat-standards d are first swungupwardly and rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4, during whichmovement the rollers p of IOO the seat g, while the latter is ininverted position, roll along the bottom of the vehiclebody, whichprevents the said bottom from being scratched and also overcomes a largepart of t-he friction that would otherwise be created. The movement ofthe seat-standards d is continued until the seat g is raised oi thebottom and the lower ends of the standards rest on the extendedbearing-surfaces c of the brackets c, as shown in Fig. 5, and thev seatis then tilted over and back on the seat-standards until the recessedlugsZ come in contact with the stop-lugs f. The back-rest o and end arms7c are then raised and the jump-seat is ready for use. To lower thejump-seat, the movements just described are reversed in order.

By the arrangement of pivotally connecting the jump-seat at its frontedge to the upper end of pivoted standards, so that it can be invertedand swung downward independent of the movement of said standards, itwill be seen the jump-seat is capable of being lowered underneath andraised from under a main seat without moving the latter in any way andalso without unduly lengthening the vehicle-body, and it will also beseen that by means of the detachable connection between the pivotedseat-standards and their supporting-brackets the entire jump-seatattaehment may be readily removed from the vehicle or put in placewhenever desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a vehicle-body; a main seat stationary on saidvehicle-body; seat-standards pivotally mounted in said vehicle-body; anda jump-seat pivotally connected at its front edge to said standards,whereby it may be inverted and swung underneath said main seat.

2. The combination of a vehicle-body; a main seat on said vehicle-body;seat-standards pivotally mounted in said vehicle-body; a jump-seatpivotallyconnected at its front edge to said standards whereby it may beinverted and swung underneath said main seat; and a roller connected tosaid jump-seat and on which the latter is supported on thc bottom of thevehicle-body as it is moved underneath the main seat.

3. The combination of a vehicle-body provided with a main seat bracketssecured to the body-bottom and provided with extended bearing-surfaces;seat-standards pivoted at one end to said brackets and adapted to rest,when in an upright position, on said bearingsurfaees; a jump-seatpivotally connected at its front end to the other ends of saidstandards, whereby it may be moved in an inverted position underneathsaid main seat; backrest irons secured to the rear edge of said jump-seat and provided with rollers adapted to roll along the bottom ofthe vehicle-body when the jump-seat is being moved underneath, or fromyunder, the main seat; and a back-rest pivotally connected to said irons.

4. The combination of a vehicle-body; a main seat on said vehicle-body;brackets secured to the bottom of the vehicle-body at one side of themain seat and provided with extended bearing-surfaces, c', and alsoprovided with pivot-lugs, c2; seat-standards detachably and pivotallyconnected at one end to said pivot-lugs and adapted to rest, when in anupright position on said bearingsurfaces, c', the other ends of saidstandards being provided with pivot-pins and stop-lugs; and a jump-seatpivotally connected at its front edge to said seat-standards and adaptedto be supported on said stop-lugs.

5. The combination of a vehicle-body; a main seat on said vehicle-body;brackets secured to the bottom of the vehicle-body at one side of themain seat and provided with extended bearing-surfaces, c', and also pro-.vided with pivot-lugs, o2; seat-standards pivotally connected at oneend to said pivot-lugs and adapted to rest, when in an upright positionon said bearing-surfaces, c', the other ends of said standards beingprovided with pivot-pins and stop-lugs; and a jump-seat pivotallyconnected at its front edge to said seat-standards and adapted to besupported on said stop-lugs.

6. The combination, of a vehicle -body; brackets secured to the. bottomof said vehicle-body; seat-standards pivotally connected at one end tosaid brackets and detachable therefrom only at one point in theirmovement, but otherwise held to said brackets; and a seat hinged to theother ends of said standards, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination of a vehicle body; brackets secured in saidvehicle-body and provided with pivot-lugs, c2; seat-standards providedat their lower ends with circular bearings, d', and slots, d2, openinginto said bearin gs, whereby said standards may be pivotally anddetachably connected to said brackets; and a seat pivotally connected tothe other ends of said standards as and tor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE H. HUTTON, JR. Witnesses:

CHARLES L. VIETsoH, FREDERICK S. STITT.

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